johnnyfive Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I was given some slow 4gb ddr3 ram. I currently am using 16GB (2x8gb) ddr3 ram (this was my old gaming computer, don't remember the speed, but likely better than the 4gb modules I got for free). Current Idle use as I look is 25%. Is more ram worth it? or 16GB would be more stable/faster. 2nd Question. Currently without a graphics card installed, as I was using the 2500k without any passthrough. is it worth putting something old inside? I think I have a 4300 or a 7450 or a 8800 gt 512 Last Question... Is it possible to run a windows VM without an additional graphics card? and view the vm through a web browser (like remote desktop or something better... Quote Link to comment
SergeantCC4 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 7:51 PM, johnnyfive said: I was given some slow 4gb ddr3 ram. I currently am using 16GB (2x8gb) ddr3 ram (this was my old gaming computer, don't remember the speed, but likely better than the 4gb modules I got for free). Current Idle use as I look is 25%. Is more ram worth it? or 16GB would be more stable/faster. To clarify you have 16GB of each (4x4gb vs 2x8gb)? And you're using 25% of the 16GB? On 7/11/2022 at 7:51 PM, johnnyfive said: 2nd Question. Currently without a graphics card installed, as I was using the 2500k without any passthrough. is it worth putting something old inside? I think I have a 4300 or a 7450 or a 8800 gt 512 Those graphics cards are older than the CPU (by a lot in some cases) IMO I wouldn't use them. On 7/11/2022 at 7:51 PM, johnnyfive said: Last Question... Is it possible to run a windows VM without an additional graphics card? and view the vm through a web browser (like remote desktop or something better... I'm not to familiar with Virtualization in unRAID as I'm trying to get that started up myself. But I did notice that some Virtualization is not compatible with your CPU: http://ark.intel.com/products/52210 It seems VT-d (needed for PCIe passthrough) is not supported but general virtualization (VT-x) is. Spaceinvader One has some great videos about doing VMs. This one is a little old but you can see if that gets you to where you want. Quote Link to comment
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